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Actually, Ceres Might Have Formed in the Asteroid Belt After All


Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest planetary body in the Asteroid Belt. For a long time, scientists thought it was born in the outer solar system and then migrated to its present position.

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Actually, Ceres Might Have Formed in the Asteroid Belt After All